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Lizzi Power

@lizzipower.bsky.social
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Follower of Turkish and ME news, history and politics. Live in Scotland, occasionally in Istanbul Lots of other things…

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 07/11/2025
Turkey issues genocide arrest warrant against Benjamin Netanyahu
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Turkey issues genocide arrest warrant against Benjamin Netanyahu
Israeli PM, ministers and army chief accused of crimes against humanity ‘perpetrated systematically’ in Gaza Turkey has issued arrest warrants for alleged genocide against the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and senior officials within his government. Among 37 suspects listed were the Israeli defence minister, Israel Katz, the national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, and the army chief Lt Gen Eyal Zamir, said a statement from the Istanbul prosecutor’s office, which did not publish the complete list. Continue reading...
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NHS Grampian @nhsgrampian.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
📣#SpeakUpWeek Our Staff Equalities Network is break down barriers to speaking up by celebrating cultural moments like Eid al-Fitr - creating space for connection, inclusion, and belonging. #ListenActBuildTrust #ProudToBeNHSG #InclusiveWorkplace @lizzipower.bsky.social @alisonevison.bsky.social
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Lizzi Power @lizzipower.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
‘In all, more than 500 people linked to the CHP have been arrested since last October. Prosecutors accuse the mayor and his associates of taking bribes, rigging tenders, extortion, and having links to terrorism.’
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Turkey's 'tough guy’ president is accused of silencing opponents
Erdogan's critics claim that he has become a latter-day Sultan, dismantling human rights, cracking down on dissent and weaponising the courts.
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Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 12/06/2025
Are you worried about equality and diversity in media and journalism? With mainstream press facing an uncertain future, perhaps it’s time for us to shape it. Come and hear our brilliant panel's thoughts on turning the pyramid on its head and giving us all a voice www.tickettailor.com/events/bylin...
A landscape image advertising a Bylines Network webinar event, titled: Equality and diversity in media and journalism: where do we go from here?" 

The title is in large green and red text across the middle of the image. Below this is the date and time of the event, which is 6pm, 16 June, 2025.

Below this is a short list of speakers who are part of the event: Diane Kemp, Jennie Kermode, Mike Findlay-Agnew, and Shirish Kulkani.

There is a link to book for the event, which is: https://bit.ly/mediaEDI.

At the bottom of the image is a semi-circle of microphones, of different shapes and sizes. At the top left is the Bylines Network logo (a bird holding a newspaper). At the top right is a logo that says "no news is bad news" and "help indie news thrive".
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Lizzi Power @lizzipower.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Statement by David Lammy to the HoC on the situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories, 20th May “We must call this what it is. It is extremism. It is dangerous. It is repellent. It is monstrous. And I condemn it in the strongest possible terms.” They are gaslighting us…
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UK 'currently' training Israeli soldiers on UK soil, Labour Government admits
The UK is hosting and training soldiers from the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) despite allegations that the military is engaged in genocide in…
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Lizzi Power @lizzipower.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
‘Until our new century, the United States of America never had a gulag… But since the turn of the century, we have seen two attempts to create American gulags.’
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
President Trump, "Don't forget, we help Israel a lot" "We give Israel $4 billion a year, that's a lot" "Congratulations by the way, that's pretty good" "But we give Israel billions a year" "We take good care of our friends"
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NHS Grampian @nhsgrampian.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
🌙 🕌 Inclusion is on the menu for #Eid at NHS Grampian www.nhsgrampian.org/news/2025/april/inclusion-is-on-the-menu-for-eid-at-nhs-grampian #ProudToBeNHSG 📸: Our catering team, staff, board members, & guests from Aberdeen Mosque & Islamic Centre. @alisonevison.bsky.social @lizzipower.bsky.social
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Can Okar @canokar.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
By arresting and detaining Ekrem İmamoğlu, the AKP have crossed their Rubicon. Anyone who tells you they know what happens next is guessing. There are likelihoods but we’re in uncharted waters now. The last shred of democratic hope is on the line.
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Euroopan rajalla? @euroopanrajalla.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
While the focus is on the İmamoğlu case, Istanbul court rules to dismiss the president and the board of the Istanbul bar association. The regime is taking over everything
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Hasan @hasans.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
The Istanbul Stock Exchange has plummeted nearly 17% since İmamoğlu’s arrest. Two years of efforts to salvage the economy gone just like that.
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Paul T. Levin @paultlevin.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
An *incomplete* crowdsourced list of cities with protests in Turkey today: Adana Ankara (multiple) Antalya Artvin Bursa Çorum Denizli Elazığ Eskişehir Hatay İstanbul (multiple) İzmir (multiple) İzmit Kırıkkale Konya Manisa Muğla Rize Samsun Şanlıurfa Trabzon Yozgat Feel free to add to it below!
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Lizzi Power @lizzipower.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
The game is rigged
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Lizzi Power @lizzipower.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Thank you for excellent analysis as always @canokar.bsky.social 🙏🏼
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Lizzi Power @lizzipower.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Turkish authorities have detained the mayor of Istanbul, just days before he was due to be selected as a presidential candidate. www.bbc.com/news/article...
bbc.com
Ekrem Imamoglu: Istanbul mayor and Erdogan presidential rival arrested
Protests erupt in the streets of Istanbul after the move, despite a four-day ban on demonstrations.
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Alison Evison @alisonevison.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
On #InternationalWomensDay reflecting on all the tremendous women @NHSGrampian.bsky.social who are delivering services everyday; supporting each other so we can each be our best selves; working in partnership with colleagues across the system to promote & develop women’s health and wellbeing
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Sinem Adar @sinemadar.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
"“We warmly welcome Mr. Ocalan's message and his call for disarmament and dissolution of the PKK. We request that the PKK commits to and obeys this message and implements it,” President Barzani said on X. www.rudaw.net/english/midd...
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President Barzani, PUK leader welcome Ocalan’s call on PKK to disarm
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - The Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) leader Bafel Talabani on Thursday welcomed a long-anticipated letter by the jailed...
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Lizzi Power @lizzipower.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
This is huge and if it happens would “redefine the course of Turkish politics” and would also “redefine Turkiye’s relationship with the region’s Kurds in the main neighbouring states” - @aljazeera.com #Turkey www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/2/...
aljazeera.com
Jailed PKK leader tells group to lay down arms, end conflict with Turkiye
In a historic move, Abdullah Ocalan has asked his party to ‘lay down arms’ and dissolve itself, according to statement.
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
The US and Europe are no longer allies. Following Vance’s disastrous speech pulling the plug on US-Europe shared values and respect, there is no-one senior in the Musk-Trump govt to serve as a friendly & trusted link with Europe. Here’s my TikTok video just out on it —> vm.tiktok.com/ZNd1kXqqj/
Screenshot of my TikTok video
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
51% of British people identify themselves as European... ...and 44% do not identify as Europeans according to a survey in 2024. It will be interesting to see how the Trump-Musk-Vance attack on European values makes the UK react. There's now a clear choice of values - and values drive identity.
kentandsurreybylines.co.uk
Britain’s identity within Europe in an unstable world
With 44% of Brits rejecting European identity, the struggle for a shared European vision grows amid growing threats, aggression and instability
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Declassified UK @declassifieduk.org · 29/01/2025
“Amnesty International said the UK government’s disregard for its legal obligations to prevent genocide had contributed to Israel’s impunity and risked British complicity in serious crimes against international law.” www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releas...
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Israel/OPT: Genocide 'matter of law and evidence, not opinion' and UK government must ensure accountability
Amnesty is calling on the UK government to take urgent and meaningful steps to prevent Israel’s genocidal acts against Palestinians in Gaza
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Lizzi Power @lizzipower.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
From Aberdeen 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 to Gaza 🇵🇸#FreePalestine
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Lizzi Power @lizzipower.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Accusations of violence orchestrated by Starmer is an insult 🇵🇸🩸
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Lizzi Power @lizzipower.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
‘The occupation continues, and so the resistance will continue’ 💔🍉🇵🇸
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Lizzi Power @lizzipower.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
According to TRT News its now 13 people - Cease fire NOW 🇵🇸
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Lizzi Power @lizzipower.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
‘The Trump administration’s stance—whether it aligns with Israel or Turkey—will play a decisive role in shaping Syria’s future. Without strategic recalibration, Ankara risks overextending itself in a complex and unpredictable geopolitical landscape.’
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Lizzi Power @lizzipower.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
Sky reports the names of the hostages now been received by Israel from Hamas, giving hope the exchange will go ahead and a ceasefire will begin today.- Ceasrfire NOW! 🇵🇸
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Lizzi Power @lizzipower.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
Never forget 🇵🇸
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The Telegraph @telegraph.co.uk · 15/01/2025
Follow the latest here 👇
telegraph.co.uk
Israel ceasefire latest: Trump confirms Israel and Hamas ceasefire deal
Donald Trump has confirmed that Israel and Hamas have reached a ceasefire agreement to end the war and release the hostages.
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Lizzi Power @lizzipower.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
I hope so too 🙏🏼💔🇵🇸
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Lizzi Power @lizzipower.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
Why is the UK Foreign Secretary paying secret visits to a war crimes state? This won’t be on Breakfast News in the morning. This Government is so corrupt
thenational.scot
'Missing in action' David Lammy caught on secret visit to Israel
UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy has undertaken a secret visit to Israel, officials in that nation’s government have revealed.
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Lizzi Power @lizzipower.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
‘His warning is the latest aimed at the Kurdish-dominated Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and to the United States, which backed the SDF’s offensive against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).’
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Shayoni Lynn @shayonislynn.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
@writesbright.bsky.social called it in November. "Musk may soon realise that Farage (for all his intensely awful views) does not share his particular brand of deranged demagoguery, and could try to promote Robinson as a potential alternative."
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Why Nigel Farage should be scared of Elon Musk
The X owner’s obsession with British politics could soon turn out to be a mixed blessing for the Reform leader.
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Lizzi Power @lizzipower.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
Absolute poetry
bbc.co.uk
Elon Musk calls for Nigel Farage to be replaced as Reform UK leader
Nigel Farage claims Musk's call is due to a disagreement over support for far-right activist Tommy Robinson.
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Lizzi Power @lizzipower.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
‘During his party’s group meeting in parliament, Bahçeli proposed allowing Öcalan to apply for the “right to hope” and speak at the Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) group meeting on the condition that he disband his organization.’
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
NEW: The BBC issued more corrections for its coverage of Israel and Palestine than any other topic in 2024, analysis of the broadcaster’s data has found www.thenational.scot/news/2483234...
thenational.scot
BBC issues more corrections for Israel-Palestine coverage than anything else in 2024
THE BBC issued more corrections for its coverage of Israel and Palestine than any other topic in 2024, analysis of the broadcaster’s data has…
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
Nigel Farage ‘very pleased’ Elon Musk backs Reform UK, calling him a ‘hero’. The man who promoted Brexit and hatred of foreigners to inflict enormous damage to UK economy now welcomes money from a foreigner to advance his prejudices. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
theguardian.com
Nigel Farage ‘very pleased’ Elon Musk backs Reform UK, calling him a ‘hero’
Speaking at party conference, its leader calls reports of tech mogul’s potential $100m donation ‘somewhat overexaggerated’
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Lizzi Power @lizzipower.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
Despite the UKs crumbling economy this rarely gets a mention. The evidence is clear #Brexit has been extremely damaging, yet its perpetrators seem to get a disproportionate amount of airtime.
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Lizzi Power @lizzipower.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
Along with other msn, the BBC has manufactured consent for the genocide in Gaza - they are complicit, shame on them
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
A first look at tomorrow's front page of The National 📰 BBC is disastrously failing with its Gaza reporting
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Lizzi Power @lizzipower.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
Nice feature about #Bluesky on C4 News 🦋
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As thousands desert Twitter, is this the end for Elon Musk’s X?
It was once the world's online marketplace of ideas. But ever since the billionaire tycoon Elon Musk bought up Twitter and renamed it X - dissatisfied users have fled the site - especially after the U...
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 01/01/2025
The Real BBC ‘Impartiality Crisis’ Is Its Constant Platforming of Hard Right Tufton Street Think Tanks bylinetimes.com/2024/12/21/b...
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The Real BBC ‘Impartiality Crisis’ Is Its Constant Platforming of Hard Right Tufton Street Think Tanks
The broadcaster provides an oversized platform for representatives from opaquely-funded libertarian lobby groups, says media academic Julian Petley
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Lizzi Power @lizzipower.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
Every single morning, Starmer wakes up and ‘chooses’ to reject his moral compass AND ignore the will of the people Instead he ‘chooses’ complicity in war crimes against civilians, hospitals, doctors, aid workers, journalists.. Stop silencing the majority : Stop arming Israel : Stop the genocide 🇵🇸
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Lizzi Power @lizzipower.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
‘The United States has about 2,000 US troops in Syria that have been working with the SDF to fight ISIS militants and prevent a resurgence of the group’
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Lizzi Power @lizzipower.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
‘Within a few years, 250 company clerks backed by the military force of 20,000 locally recruited Indian soldiers had become the effective rulers of Bengal. An international corporation was transforming itself into an aggressive colonial power.’
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Gönül Tol @gonultol.bsky.social · 28/12/2024
A significant day for Turkish politics. Turkish government allowed members of parliament from the pro-Kurdish party to visit the PKK’s imprisoned leader Ocalan. MPs are seeing him today. Ocalan’s message to the party and Kurds holds importance for what comes next in Turkish politics and ++
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Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 26/12/2024
How Sutton Hoo’s King Rædwald saved Christmas in England! eastangliabylines.co.uk/lifestyle/hi...
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The Sutton Hoo warrior king: his surprising link to Christmas
How King Rædwald of Sutton Hoo balanced paganism and Christianity, helping to leave a lasting legacy on festive traditions
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